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'''Alan Arthur Oakes''' (born 7 September 1942) is an English former [[Association football|footballer]] who holds [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s [[List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics|all-time record]] for appearances.
He joined Manchester City as an amateur in 1958, turning professional and making his debut a year later. He picked up numerous honours at the club, including a [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] winners medal in [[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup
==Midfielder at Manchester City==
Oakes signed for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on amateur terms in 1958 at the age of fifteen, signing as a professional a year later; he cleaned the boots of legendary goalkeeper [[Bert Trautmann]].<ref name="profile">[http://mcivta.com/players/old/oakes-alan.html Stats] ''mcivta.com''</ref> His first-team debut came under the stewardship of [[Les McDowall]] on 14 November 1959, in a 1–1 draw with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref name="profile"/> He went on to play 18 [[Football League First Division|First Division]] matches in [[1959–60 Football League|1959–60]].<ref name="profile"/> During the early 1960s, Oakes proved to be one of the few consistent performers in a struggling City side. He played 22 games in [[1960–61 Football League|1960–61]] and 25 games in [[1961–62 Football League|1961–62]] (scoring his first senior goal), as City were a comfortable mid-table side.<ref name="profile"/> However, despite Oakes reaching the 40
He made 51 appearances in [[1965–66 Manchester City F.C. season|1965–66]], as new [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Joe Mercer]] (and assistant [[Malcolm Allison]]) led City to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] title. He played alongside other club legends such as [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]], [[Mike Summerbee]], and [[Neil Young (footballer, born 1944)|Neil Young]]. Oakes then played 47 games in [[1966–67 Football League|1966–67]],<ref name="profile"/> as City retained their top-flight status with a 15th-place finish. He went on to play in all but one of the matches in City's title
They could only manage a tenth-place finish in [[1969–70 Manchester City F.C. season|1969–70]], but found success in the cup competitions; Oakes featured 49 times in English domestic competitions.<ref name="profile"/> He played in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] [[1970 Football League Cup
He played 34 games in [[1970–71 Football League|1970–71]] as City dropped to 11th
His last appearance for Manchester City came on 4 May 1976, coming on as [[substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Mike Doyle (footballer)|Mike Doyle]] against [[Manchester derby|rivals]] Manchester United at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="profile"/> In his time at Maine Road, Oakes had become part of more trophy winning sides than any other [[History of Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City player in history]].<ref>Gary James, Manchester: The Greatest City {{ISBN|1-899538-09-7}}</ref> He was voted the club's Player of the Year in 1975.<ref name="profile"/> Amongst footballing figures of his era, Oakes was renowned for his professionalism; the great [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] manager [[Bill Shankly]] described him as "exactly the kind of player youngsters should use as a model". He made 680 league and cup appearances for Manchester City, scoring 33 goals. The only City player to come close to his record was [[Joe Corrigan]], a goalkeeper who played alongside Oakes for nine years. Oakes was inducted into the Manchester City Hall of Fame in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=King Ken collects plaudits |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/145/145636_king_ken_collects_plaudits.html |work=menmedia.co.uk |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=9 February 2005 |access-date=30 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524145959/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/145/145636_king_ken_collects_plaudits.html |archive-date=24 May 2011 }}</ref>
==Player-manager at Chester==
Oakes moved to [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] side [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]] in the summer of 1976, who had to pay Manchester City a £15,000 fee for his services.<ref name="profile"/> Although he initially signed just as a player, he was soon in charge of team affairs at [[Sealand Road]] after manager [[Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1936)|Ken Roberts]] moved upstairs. Oakes was to be [[player-manager]] throughout
In [[1976–77 Football League|his first season at the club]], Oakes led Chester to the last-16 of the [[FA Cup]] for the first time since [[1890–91 FA Cup|1891]]. He would repeat the feat three years later and lead the club to the [[Debenhams Cup]] title in 1977. In [[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]], he came within a whisker of taking the "Seals" into the top two divisions for the first time, as they finished just two points and places outside the three promotion places. Oakes
==Coaching career==
Oakes made an [[FA Cup]] appearance for [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]] against [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] in December 1982. He then became part of the
In 1992, Oakes
==Family==
Alan Oakes is the best
==Career statistics==
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==Honours==
'''Manchester City'''
*[[Football League First Division]]
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1968–69 FA Cup|1968–69]]<ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=491}}</ref>
*[[
*[[
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
▲===as a player===
*[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] Player of the Year: [[1974–75
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▲*[[Manchester City F.C.]] Player of the Year: [[1974–75 Football League|1975]]
'''Chester'''
▲*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] winner: [[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1970]]
▲*[[Football League First Division]] champion: [[1967–68 Manchester City F.C. season|1967–68]]
▲*[[Football League Second Division]] champion: [[1965–66 Football League|1965–66]]
▲*[[EFL Cup|League Cup]] winner: [[1970 Football League Cup Final|1970]], [[1976 Football League Cup Final|1976]]
▲*[[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]] winner: [[1968 FA Charity Shield|1968]], [[1972 FA Charity Shield|1972]]
▲===as a player-manager===
▲*[[Debenhams Cup]] winner: 1977
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